Title :
Dual-polarized ring lasers
Author :
Sanders, Virgil E. ; Kiehn, Robert M.
Author_Institution :
Litton Guidance and Control Systems, Woodland Hills, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Simultaneous laser oscillation of four nondegenerate polarization and propagation direction eigenstates of a single TEM00mode was observed in a ring laser cavity. The observed polarization and frequency properties of the ring laser were analyzed in terms of the Jones matrix calculus.
Keywords :
Atomic measurements; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Ionization; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Polarization; Ring lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069459
